The Sandbaggers
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Starring
Roy MarsdenRay LonnenJerome WillisBob ShermanAlan MacNaughtanMichael Cashman
Written by
Ian MacKintosh
Starring
Roy MarsdenRay LonnenJerome WillisBob ShermanAlan MacNaughtanMichael Cashman
Written by
Ian MacKintosh
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The Sandbaggers Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 9.2 | |
| S2 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.8 | ||
| S3 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.9 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 8.8 | 8.2 |
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About
The Sandbaggers is a British television drama series about men and women on the front lines of the Cold War. Set contemporaneously with its original broadcast on ITV in 1978 and 1980, The Sandbaggers examines the effect of the espionage game on the personal and professional lives of British and American intelligence specialists.
"The best spy series in television history."
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Series 11978
8.358975h 49m
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Series 21980
8.637865h
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Series 31980
8.341475h 49m
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Roy Marsden Neil Burnside
Ray Lonnen Willie Caine
Jerome Willis Matthew Peele
Bob Sherman Jeff Ross
Alan MacNaughtan Sir Geoffrey Wellingham
Michael Cashman Mike Wallace
Richard Vernon 'C'
Elizabeth Bennett Diane Lawler
Terry Pearson APSO
Dennis Burgess 'C', Tower Gibbs
Crew
Ian MacKintosh
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